Major candidates in US presidential nomination contests clinch important victories on Super Saturday as the race for the Oval Office heats up.
Republican Senator Ted Cruz wins in Kansas and Maine while New York billionaire Donald Trump compensates by snatching a victory in Louisiana. Trump also won over his rival Cruz in Kentucky. On the Democratic side, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders records two crucial victories in Kansas and Nebraska as he tries to narrow the gap with the overall frontrunner Hillary Clinton. The former secretary of state underperformed on Super Saturday, winning only Louisiana. The hopefuls are competing for their parties' ticket to the November election to replace President Barack Obama.
US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says his victories in Kansas and Nebraska nomination contests indicate that the American nation is tired of establishment politics and wants to see real change.
The overall frontrunner Hillary Clinton also won Louisiana. The former secretary of state said that despite losing Kansas and Nebraska to Sanders, she's thrilled about adding to her delegate count.
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